भास

bhas sanskrit sahity ke prasiddh natakakar the, jinake jivanakal ke vishay mean adhik janakari nahian hai. 'svapnavasavadatta' unake dvara likhit sabase charchit natak hai, jisamean ek raja ke apane rani ke prati avirahaniy prem aur punarmilan ki kahani hai. kalidas jo guptakalin samajhe jate haian, ne bhas ka nam apane natak mean liya hai, jisase lagata hai ki vah gupt kal se pahale rahe hoange; par isase bhi unake jivanakal ka adhik thos praman nahian milata. aj kee natakoan mean unaka nam lekhak ke roop mean ullikhit hai, kintu 1912 mean triveandram mean ganapati shastri ne natakoan ki lekhan shaili mean samanata dekhakar unhean bhas-likhit bataya.

sanskrit natakakaroan mean 'bhas' ka nam ullekhaniy hai. bhas kalidas ke poorvavarti haian. sabase pahale 'ganapati shastri' ne bhas ke terah natakoan ki khoj ki thi. abhi tak bhas ke vishay mean jo samagri milati hai, usase spasht ho jata hai ki bhas hi laukik sanskrit ke pratham sahityakar the. bhas ka avirbhav ee. poo. paanchavi - chauthi shati mean hua tha. bhas ki rachanaean nimnalikhit haian-

1. pratima
2. abhishak
3. pancharaj
4. madhyam vyayom
5. dootaghatotkach
6. karnabhar
7. dootavaky
8. urubhang
9. balacharit
10. daridracharudatt
11. avimarak
12. pratijnayaugandharayan
13. svapnavasavadatta.

• bhas ne apane natakoan ke madhyam se samajik jivan ke vibhinn aangoan ka achchha chitran prastut kiya.
• unaki shaili sidhi tatha saral hai tatha natakoan ka manchan asani se kiya ja sakata hai.
• samast padoan athava alankaroan ke bhar se unake natak bojhil nahian hone paye haian.

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